Richard Fichtner is the Principal Software Architect at XDEV Software GmbH and has worked in the software industry for more than 20 years, often at the interface between business and technology. He is involved in the open-source community to spread knowledge about Java technologies. He speaks at conferences and contributes to various open-source projects such as https://www.rapidclipse.com/. Richard is a Java User Group Oberpfalz leader, Co-organizer of JCON conferences https://jcon.one/, recognized as Java Champion, Oracle ACE Pro, IBM Champion, and holds a Master of Science degree in applied computer science. He is passionate about enabling developer productivity and supports teams in the use of cloud solutions. His interests are Java, clean code, cloud, new technologies, and everything pragmatic.